Archive · 15 Jun 2025
India's Push: Advancing Stealth and Detection Technology
India is improving its ability to hide from enemies and to see through their hiding.
Scientists are creating special materials to make things invisible, like super-camouflage.
They're also upgrading radar systems so they can spot hidden planes.
India is also putting satellites into space with special cameras to watch for missile launches.
These advancements are meant to help India protect itself by detecting threats earlier and more effectively.
India is developing stealth technology and methods to detect enemy stealth capabilities.
India is working on advanced stealth materials, including metamaterials and transparent materials.
The Netra Mk 1A, an upgraded AWACS, uses GaN modules to enhance radar detection of stealth aircraft.
India is investing in space-based surveillance, including deploying satellites with various sensors.
These developments aim to counter advanced stealth fighter jets and improve missile detection.
- Who
- India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Mandi, and Fraunhofer Institute.
- What
- India is advancing stealth and stealth detection technology.
- When
- Developments include unveiled stealth materials in November 2024, and space-based surveillance starting 2027-28.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To gain a technological edge in defense, countering advanced stealth capabilities.
- Key Technologies
- Metamaterials, GaN modules, Electro-optical sensors, SAR
- AWACS Program
- Netra Mk 1A
- Space Program
- ₹27,000-crore, 52 satellites
- Sensor Types
- Electro-optical, SAR, Infrared
- Deployment Start
- 2027-28